Amduscia
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Amduscia is an aggrotech band from Mexico
consisting of Polo Amduscia (vocals, lyrics, sampling) and Edgar "Amduscia" Acevedo (synth programming, sampling, mixing).
. However in March 2010, Edgar Acevedo died due to medical complications associated with leukemia.
The group's name is derived from demon Amdusias in medieval demonology
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, cyberpunk
, old ebm
school [sic], to newer style such as synth pop and future pop."
They have been compared to Hocico
and Cenobita
on their early releases, but by fusing the darker style with contemporary Trance music
approach led them to a style of their own and to gather a growing fanbase in Mexico
and Europe
, mostly in Germany
, appearing at festivals such as Wave-Gotik-Treffen, M'era Luna Festival
and a shared European tour with Combichrist
Remixes of Other Artists
Compilations
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
consisting of Polo Amduscia (vocals, lyrics, sampling) and Edgar "Amduscia" Acevedo (synth programming, sampling, mixing).
History and Origin of Name
Amduscia was founded in 1999 in Mexico CityMexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
. However in March 2010, Edgar Acevedo died due to medical complications associated with leukemia.
The group's name is derived from demon Amdusias in medieval demonology
Demonology
Demonology is the systematic study of demons or beliefs about demons. It is the branch of theology relating to superhuman beings who are not gods. It deals both with benevolent beings that have no circle of worshippers or so limited a circle as to be below the rank of gods, and with malevolent...
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Style and Influences
Their music has been described as aggrotech and they have cited influences from "dark ethereal, dark waveDarkwave
Dark Wave or darkwave is a music genre that began in the late 1970s, coinciding with the popularity of New Wave and post-punk. Building on those basic principles, dark wave added dark, introspective lyrics and an undertone of sorrow for some bands...
, cyberpunk
Cyberpunk
Cyberpunk is a postmodern and science fiction genre noted for its focus on "high tech and low life." The name is a portmanteau of cybernetics and punk, and was originally coined by Bruce Bethke as the title of his short story "Cyberpunk," published in 1983...
, old ebm
Electronic body music
Electronic body music or industrial dance is a music genre that combines elements of industrial music and electronic dance music...
school [sic], to newer style such as synth pop and future pop."
They have been compared to Hocico
Hocico
- History :The duo was officially formed in 1993 by Erik Garcia a.k.a Erk Aicrag and Oscar Mayorga a.k.a. Racso Agroyam , but both cousins had been experimenting with electronic music, mixing industrial and EBM, since they were fifteen years old. Their music can be described as electro-industrial...
and Cenobita
Cenobita
Cenobita is an aggrotech/cyberpunk band based in Mexico City, created in 1994 by Claus Bita and former band member Omar Flo .-History:...
on their early releases, but by fusing the darker style with contemporary Trance music
Trance music
Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
approach led them to a style of their own and to gather a growing fanbase in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, mostly in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, appearing at festivals such as Wave-Gotik-Treffen, M'era Luna Festival
M'era Luna Festival
The M'era Luna is a festival of goth, metal and industrial music. It is held annually on the second weekend of every August, in Hildesheim, Germanyat Flugplatz Hildesheim-Drispenstedt, a former British Army airbase....
and a shared European tour with Combichrist
CombiChrist
Combichrist is a Norwegian Aggrotech band formed in 2003 by Norwegian Andy LaPlegua based in Atlanta.-Formation:The first material LaPlegua wrote was a few powernoise/techno crossover tracks under the moniker DRIVE...
Discography
Releases| Title | Details | Label | Year |
| Perdicion, Perversion, Demencia | CD Demo | None | 2003 |
| Melodies For The Devil | CD, Album | Out Of Line | 2003 |
| Dead Or Alive | CD, EP | Out Of Line | 2005 |
| Impulso Biomecanico | CD, Maxi-Single, Limited | Out Of Line | 2005 |
| From Abuse To Apostasy | 2xCD, Album, Limited + Box | Out Of Line | 2006 |
| From Abuse To Apostasy | CD, Album | Metropolis | 2006 |
| Madness in Abyss | 2xCD, Album, Limited | Out Of Line | 2008 |
Remixes of Other Artists
| Title | Details | Track Title | Artist | Released By | Year |
| New Signs & Sounds 12/04-01/05 | CD, Sampler, Enhanced | Victims Among Friends (Amduscia Remix) | God Module God Module God Module is a United States-based Dark Electronic band founded in Orlando, Florida in 1999, relocating to western Washington in 2006. The band is currently signed to Metropolis Records in the U.S. and Out of Line Music in Germany. God Module's founding members were Jasyn Bangert and Andrew Ramirez... |
Zillo | 2004 |
| Victims Among Friends | CD, Maxi-Single | Victims Among Friends (Amduscia Remix) | God Module | Out Of Line | 2004 |
| :Per:Version: Vol. 16 | CD, Enhanced, Sampler | Ninive (Amduscia 612 B.C. Remix) | Tristesse de la Lune Tristesse de la Lune Tristesse de la Lune is an electropop group founded by German musicians Kati Roloff and Gini Martin, who gained fame as the female vocalists in Blutengel for songs as "Weg Zu Mir," "Fairyland", "Seelenschmerz", "I'm Dying Alone" among others... |
:Ritual: | 2005 |
| Godsend / Menschenfresser | CD, Maxi-Single, Limited | Godsend (Remix By Amduscia) | Suicide Commando Suicide Commando Suicide Commando is a Belgian electro-industrial act created by Johan van Roy in 1986.- History :Johan van Roy, Suicide Commando's only member, began experimenting with electronic music in 1986. Three years later he released his first tape under the moniker Suicide Commando, and made an appearance... |
Noise Terror Productions, Dependent Records | 2005 |
| Godsend / Menschenfresser | File, AAC | Godsend (Remix By Amduscia) | Suicide Commando | Metropolis | 2005 |
| Ninive / Time Is Moving | 2xCD, Maxi-Single | Ninive (Amduscia 612 B.C. Remix) | Tristesse de la Lune | Out Of Line | 2005 |
| Get Your Body Beat | CD, Maxi-Single | Get Your Body Beat (Rotten Blood Remix By Amduscia) | Combichrist CombiChrist Combichrist is a Norwegian Aggrotech band formed in 2003 by Norwegian Andy LaPlegua based in Atlanta.-Formation:The first material LaPlegua wrote was a few powernoise/techno crossover tracks under the moniker DRIVE... |
Metropolis | 2006 |
| Get Your Body Beat | CD, Maxi-Single | Get Your Body Beat (Amduscia Remix) | Combichrist | Out Of Line | 2006 |
| Get Your Body Beat | CD, Maxi-Single | Get Your Body Beat (Rotten Blood Remix By Amduscia) | Combichrist | Irond | 2006 |
| New Signs & Sounds 06/06 | CD, Sampler, Enhanced | Get Your Body Beat (Rotten Blood Remix By Amduscia) | Combichrist | Zillo | 2006 |
| Fuck The Mainstream Vol. 1 | 4xCD | Void Malign (Amduscia Mix) | Grendel Grendel Grendel is one of three antagonists, along with Grendel's mother and the dragon, in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf . Grendel is usually depicted as a monster, though this is the subject of scholarly debate. In the poem, Grendel is feared by all but Beowulf.-Story:The poem Beowulf is contained in... |
Alfa Matrix | 2007 |
| Harsh Generation | CD, Album + CD, Limited | Void Malign (Amduscia Remix) | Grendel | Infacted Recordings | 2007 |
| New Signs & Sounds 04/07 | CD, Sampler, Enhanced | Void Malign (Amduscia Remix) | Grendel | Zillo | 2007 |
| Praise The Fallen | 2xCD | Feel My Silent (Amduscia Remix) | Wynardtage | Rupal Records, E-noxe | 2007 |
| Smartbomb 2.3: The Underground Mixes Smartbomb 2.3: The Underground Mixes Smartbomb 2.3: The Underground Mixes is the second remix album by Canadian Cyberpunk/Industrial metal band Left Spine Down. The double album features remixes from across the industrial and EBM spectrum from mind.in.a.box, Angelspit and Cyanotic to Psy'Aviah and Dismantled; along with all three of... |
2xCD | Welcome To The Future (Cunt Mix By Amduscia) | Left Spine Down Left Spine Down Based in Vancouver, BC, Canada, Left Spine Down is a band that plays what they call "cyberpunk," a mixture of electronica, metal, punk, and drum & bass.... |
Synthetic Sounds Synthetic Entertainment Based in Vancouver, BC, Canada, Synthetic Entertainment is a concert promotion and music management/booking company focused on industrial, metal, punk and electronic rock music... |
2009 |
Compilations
| Title | Details | Track Title | Remix By | Label | Year |
| Elektrocinetik | CD | Fucking Flesh | DADA X Club | 2001 | |
| Machineries Of Joy | 2xCD, Limited | Evil Song | Out Of Line | 2001 | |
| Cyberpolis - A Darker Dancefloor Vol II | 2xCD | Seeing You Pray | Cyberpolis | 2002 | |
| Machineries Of Joy Vol. 2 | 2xCD | Profano Tu Cruz (Edit) | Out Of Line | 2002 | |
| Dark Awakening Vol. 4 | 2xCD | Melodies For The Devil | COP International | 2003 | |
| :Per:Version: Vol. 9 | CD, Enhanced | Fucking Flesh (Raw Mix) | :Ritual: | 2003 | |
| Machineries Of Joy Vol. 3 | 2xCD, Limited | Solo Maquina | Out Of Line | 2004 | |
| Gothic Magazine Compilation Part XXII | CD | Evil Song (Paradise Mix) | Batbeliever Releases | 2004 | |
| Awake The Machines Vol. 5 | 2xCD, Limited | Corpses Symphony (Mutilated Body Mix) | Out Of Line | 2005 | |
| Awake The Machines Vol. 5 | CD | Corpses Symphony (Mutilated Body Mix) | Out Of Line | 2005 | |
| Celebrate The Machines-An Out Of Line 10th Anniversary Megamix! | CD, Sampler, Limited | Fucking Flesh | Out Of Line | 2005 | |
| E:O:D Vol. 1 | 2xCD | Melodies For The Devil | Excentric Records | 2005 | |
| M\'era Luna Festival 2005 | 2xCD | Corpses Symphony | Totentanz | 2005 | |
| New Signs & Sounds 02/05 | CD, Sampler, Enhanced | Dead or Alive (God Mod Rotten Skin Dance Mix) | God Module | Zillo | 2005 |
| Synth & Wave Essentials Vol. 2 | 2xCD | Corpses Symphony | ZYX Music | 2005 | |
| Out Of Line Festival Vol. 2 | DVD | Profano Tu Cruz | Out Of Line | 2006 | |
| Machineries Of Joy Vol. 4 | 2xCD, Limited | Your Deep Shit | Out Of Line | 2007 | |
| Awake The Machines Vol. 6 | 2xCD, Limited | Ashes Of Betrayal | Out Of Line | 2008 | |